排 meaning in English
to arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge
Meaning of 排
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to arrange in order; to line up
- to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge
- (literary) to push aside; to force open
- to rehearse
- row; line
- platoon
- (bound form) steak; chop
- (bound form) raft
How to use 排
排 is common as a verb meaning to line up or arrange, and as a measure word for things in rows, such as seats or trees. It also appears in many compounds like 排队 (páiduì) and 安排 (ānpái). Example: 我们坐在第一排。(Wǒmen zuò zài dì yī pái.) We sit in the first row.
排 has the hand radical 扌 on the left and 非 (fēi) on the right. Picture a hand pushing things into neat rows, like the two parallel sides of 非 standing in lines.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes confuse 排 (pái) with 非 (fēi) or 菲 (fēi) because they share the same right side. Remember that 排 has the hand radical and a second tone pái, not fēi.
排 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
排 pái · to arrange in order · 11 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
Related words
Words that share a character with 排.
| 排队 | páiduì | to line up |
| 排球 | páiqiú | volleyball |
| 安排 | ānpái | to arrange; to plan |
| 排名 | páimíng | to rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking |
| 排列 | páiliè | to arrange in order; (math.) permutation |
| 排除 | páichú | to eliminate; to remove |
| 排行榜 | páihángbǎng | the charts (of best-sellers); table of ranking |
| 排练 | páiliàn | to rehearse; rehearsal |
| 排斥 | páichì | to reject; to exclude |
| 排放 | páifàng | to arrange in order; to emit; to discharge (exhaust gas, waste water etc) |
| 编排 | biānpái | to arrange; to lay out |
| 牛排 | niúpái | steak |
Questions about 排
What does 排 mean?
排 (pái) means "to arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge" and is used as a noun, measure word and verb.
How do you write 排?
排 is made of 1 character: 排 (11 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 排 an HSK word?
Yes. 排 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do you say 'steak' or 'pork chop' with 排?
排 means a cut of meat in compounds such as 牛排 (niúpái) steak and 猪排 (zhūpái) pork chop. It is not used alone with this meaning.
Can 排 mean to get rid of something?
Yes. In words like 排除 (páichú) to eliminate and 排水 (páishuǐ) to drain water, 排 means to expel or discharge. This sense is common in formal and technical language.